Home Buying News

Christchurch's waterlogged homeowners are facing a triple whammy - damage caused by the earthquakes and floods could cause a big drop in property values.

Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions you'll ever make. Yet, once you've decided what you need in a home, and where you want to live, there are still many unanswered questions: What can you afford? What legal and administrative steps do you have to take? As Canada's national housing agency, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is a trusted ... (more)

It's no secret that raising a kid costs a lot of money . Even excluding the cost of a college education - which, according to the College Board, costs an average of $17,860 at public institutions and $39,518 at private institutions - you could probably buy a house for the amount of money it takes to raise a child.

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Southern Tier homeowners who are paying dramatically increased flood insurance premiums will get some relief under legislation Congress is expected to approve next week.

You in the market for a new home? How about, instead of buying a house with a pool and a white-picket fence, you buy yourself and your family a prison that used to hold female serial killers? It's plenty spacious! And it has a yard! There'll be a 60-day marketing period, of course, but then you'll be free to own your very own 66-acre prison.

Prime Minister David Cameron visited a new housing development at Kempston to promote the Government's Help To Buy Scheme.

Prior to the Great Recession, it was fairly easy to buy a home with no down payment.

Do you recall a time in America when the income of a single school teacher or baker or salesman or mechanic was enough to buy a home, have two cars, and raise a family? I remember.

Reuben Saltzman is a second-generation home inspector with a passion for his work.

With the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority scheduled to host its 12th annual Home Buyer Fair on Saturday , this seems as good a time as any to talk a little about home buyers and the home-buying process.

RealtyCompass is India's first project search engine which helps users search and compare all the new projects in the city.

I grabbed the chance recently to talk with Homes.com VP of Technology Dan Gaertner about his company's mobile app development strategy.

This year is turning out to be an opportune time for home buyers to purchase a home.

So yes, as it turns out, we were going to make our decision about buying a house based on 10 minutes talking to a stranger.

Buy a New Home in Maryland, a leading Mortgage Lender, celebrates newly added first time home buyer programs, down payment assistance programs, to further assist first time home buyers.

Dayton is among U.S. metropolitan areas where buying a home versus renting is an easy decision, according to a new report from Trulia .

Dayton is among U.S. metropolitan areas where buying a home versus renting is an easy decision, according to a new report from Trulia.

One reason: Chances are, people who refinanced their homes from late 2008 through 2012 won't be able to secure the tantalizingly low rates they got back then when they buy a house now, according to research from the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University.

They're handing out mortgages to people without any apparent understanding that today's home-buying couple is tomorrow's family of three or four.